Prior to reading The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, spark engagement, and step into the shoes of Charlotte Doyle through this guided imagery activity focusing on adventure and the emotions that may be felt along the way.  

Concepts

novels, studying literature, imagery, breathing, the true confessions of charlotte doyle

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Turn off the lights, and invite pupils to move around the room, find a comfortable location to close their eyes, and concentrate while you read the guided imagery prompt
• Make a list of the feelings and emotions your learners experienced, and discuss which specific sentences made them feel that way

Classroom Considerations

• This activity was created by a student teacher as part of a novel study of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
• You will need to download and play music to accompany the read aloud 

Pros

• The guided imagery prompt is well written with plenty of descriptions 
• A music suggestion is listed to aid in the searching and downloading process 

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.7.4 W.8.4